7.060 minSeason 1 • Episode 5
LatestDevastated that Kaya has revoked their rights to visit the baby, Dan launches a legal battle. But will his actions bring about his own downfall? Season finale.
Happy couple Dan and Emily live in a huge house just outside Glasgow and want for nothing, save a baby of their own. Through a chance encounter they meet Kaya, an 18-year-old from the other side of the city, whose life is as precarious as theirs is comfortable. When Kaya agrees to carry their baby, it feels like they were meant to meet, but was it really by chance?
Acting
Mirren Mack's Kaya — unreadable, magnetic, terrifyingly young
Writing
Nicole Taylor's script weaponizes politeness
Production
Glasgow itself: two cities, one postcode, infinite tension
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Nest sparked real debate in the UK about surrogacy law reform, particularly around payment and exploitation. Kaya's class position isn't backdrop — it's the entire engine.
That recurring shot of their glass house? Not subtle, but earned. Emily and Dan moved to Scotland to escape London's 'pressure' yet built identical cages.
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